Conversations with Tyler Patrick Collison has a Few Questions for Tyler (Live at Stripe)
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Apr 12, 2017 
Stripe’s Patrick Collison turns the tables and quizzes Tyler on macroeconomics, globalization’s strange blend of diversity and sameness, immigration, Trump, religion, and Silicon Valley’s creative clusters. They also wander through Twitter, blogs, books, Los Angeles, and the mystery of why Marginal Revolution looks so strange.
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Diversity Theatre
- Diversity is often performative, creating a monoculture of its own.
- There's more diversity among those who hold incorrect views, as there are more ways to be wrong.
Diverse Monocultures
- Successful creative clusters require a shared framework and optimal insulation from outside influence.
- They also need external stimuli, like technological advancements, to drive innovation.
UBI Concerns
- Cowen's concern with Universal Basic Income (UBI) stems from its potential political unsustainability.
- He believes resentment from those who work more and receive less net benefit would make UBI politically unviable.